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This is my darling doll Sally, I got her as a Christmas gift when I was 4 years old, sadly she has lost an arm and a finger, but to me she is still the most beautiful doll in the world. This is her Christmas outfit, knitted in Peaches 'n Creme 100% cotton, I got this as a gift from one of my darling friends in the Knitting Knook Group that I own. Another outfit for Sally, knitted in acrylic and

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Cloth For Chantal(I dedicate this cloth to my darling daughter Chantal)(I love you more than words can say)Designed by: Shirley SmithMATERIALS:Scraps of cottonUS 4 needles (3.50mm needles)Cast on 15 sts1st row: Knit 13 stitches, turn2nd row: Slip 1, knit 11, knit twice in last stitch3rd row: Knit 13 stitches, turn4th row: Slip 1, knit 11, knit twice in last stitch5th row: Knit 13 stitches,

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Good afternoonWell it has been awfully long since I have blogged. I have been busy knitting and designing and finally I am starting to see light at the end of the tunnel.I am so sorry for neglecting my blog for so long, but I promise to keep it updated on a more regular basis.Our darling son Will has also now got his degree and he is now working for an Auditor's firm in Cape Town, now we will

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Is this not a beautiful photo, I love the sun rays shining through the clouds. This horse is so peaceful and the sun setting just so wonderful, that this has to be one of the most beautiful photos I have taken.I love photography, but I still have so much to learn, but I am getting there.

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I am so sorry I have been neglecting my blog, but good grief I have been so busy I have not had time to even think of blogging in the past month, but I promise to be more faithful.Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting my blog.HugsShirley

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First up two of the three men in my life. George and George Jr, man are they not just so good looking? Unfortunately Will could not be here, he is in Cape Town. Now for the best Mommy-in-law in the world, thanks mom for always being there and for all the love you have to offer. Here is George, his mom and his sis Zabeth, dont they look so much alike?Now these are my 3 girls, my pride and joy,

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ZIGZAG PANEL WITH DIAMONDS ABBREVIATIONS:YF = Yarn forwardSl 1 = slip 1 stitchPsso = pass slipped stitch overK2tog = knit 2 sts togetherTEST KNITTED BY MELANIE THOMPSONCast on 44 stsRows 1-5 : KnitRow 6 : k4, p36, k4Row 7 : K4 *k2, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k5* repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4Row 8 : k4, p36, k4Row 9 : K4, *k3, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k4* repeat from * to last 4 sts, k4Row 10: k4,p36,

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This was taken on 1o July at o6hoo the morning while George and I went for our morning walks. I love taking photos of our Sunrise, its such a wonderful time of the day and I feel so close to God. Yet another Ermelo Sunrise photo, man our country is so beautiful and God looks down on us and smiles daily. This photo was taken by my Will, he takes such wonderful photos. The next photos will follow

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As you all know my darling SIL Karin and Bianca came to visit me for an entire week, but boy did they bring me a whole lot of beautiful cotton all the way from the USA, now dont be jealous, here is my stash I got from them. Now I can do so much knitting, dankie Sussa en Bianca for the wonderful time we had and thank you my Boeta for leaving them with me to visit for a whole week, we really

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I received this award from Melanie . I must pass it on to 5 other bloggers. Below are my nominees:ChantalMalgosiaJoy BKim GEygloNow, here are the rules and regulations of the Arte y Pico Award:1) Pick five (5) blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.2) Each award

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I designed this for our group...Shirley's Knitting Knook...for our Mid-Month KAL.<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 <![endif]--> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1627421319 -2147483648 8 0 66047 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri;

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Finally I have been able to sort out the problems I have been having with the blog thing, now I know what to do, so no need to be a bother to anyone!!! What a relief. Now onto something else. Here are a few of the bags and other things I have been up to. This red bag is really something else, the more of these bags I knit, the more I have to knit, no wonder this is called the EVERLASTING

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Now Ladies and gents, you might not believe me, but this is no lie, these beautiful photos were taken by Natasha, my 5 year old granddaughter. She took photos of their little miniature Daschhund Chloe and her babies. Here you can see Chloe and her 4 little girl babies. They were born on Tuesday 5th May 2008. Look how sweet they are and Oumie is so proud of this little girl, her photos are

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Here we go, what a proud moment for a grandma, to have the privilege to watch her granddaughter play a Net ball match. Chante is 8 years old, but what a joy to watch this little girl in action, she is like a little Jack-in-the-box, she is all over. Running to get the ball so that she can score yet another goal for her team!!! What a proud moment, yet another goal, these little girls have not yet

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These beautiful photos were taken by my wonderful son George, what a wonderful photographer he is. Here are more photos of the sun setting over Ermelo. The weather is slowly but surely changing and it is starting to get mighty chilly here. These photos were taken from his house, he has his own place and my, what an extremely neat and tidy boy of mine this is, I am so very proud of him. Georgie,

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This is my version of the Everlasting Bagstopper, what a fantastic bag to knit. I thank the designer, it is truly beautiful. The view when opened. My bag when pulled closed. The next Everlasting Bagstopper. I am Knitting it with Elle Venice, what wonderful wool. It is 90% Silk and 10% Polyamide. This is really super to knit with. The colour I am using is DAIQUIRI.The solid yarn is Pure Gold

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This is my version of Bubbles - by the very talented Susan Mrenna and I call them Bubbles, The Rainbow Family. South Africa is known as the Rainbow nation, hence the Rainbow Family. Thank you Susan, I have just loved knitting Bubbles and his Family. I am going to do another family of Bubbles, but without the fin. This is a wonderful pattern and it knits up so fast. Come on Susan, create another

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This is another of Will's designs, he is a natural, he designed this while on vacation in December 2007. This is my frist try at designing, but I think I must stick to knitting and leave it to the people who know what to do. Chante's doll - School Outfit that I knitted, my what a pretty outfit that doll has, even a neck tie!!!!! LOLWhat a lucky dolly to have such a neat uniform.Thanks for

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This is a set that I knitted for our yarn supplier, Mohammed's son, it is a gift for his girl friend who stays in Durban. This is a scarf in progress.Chante's crocheted blanket. I am busy with George's Pullover, luckily I have knitted a few rows today. This is a Lizard that Amy designed, I test knitted it for her, is it not just too cute? I like this Lizard, my son William has two of them living

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I have been telling you about Krombekkie for a while now, now I have more exciting news, Krombekkie has brought a friend home and this one we call 'Eenbeentjie"(One Leg), this darling little bird seems to have broken her leg, but she brought this little one home, knowing that we will never frighten her, nor chase her out, so she comes with our little Krombekkie, faithfully each and every day and

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Tash standing singing Old McDonald had a farm!!! Tash sitting singing with the rest of her group. Tash's friend, I don't know what she was supposed to be, but she was also singing. Here are the two "Lappoppies". Two pumpkins that were thrown away on the dirt heap, poor pumpkins they also have feelings.The concert was a disaster, we have load shedding here and on Friday when it was the little

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Just some of the ways that I love planting. I took these 'Hen&her chicks' thats what I call them, and planted them in my palm tree. I think it looks so nice. These are just some of the beautiful flowers in my garden. I thought the photo of the fly was a classic, it seemed as though the fly was posing, what an ugly thing!!! lol The Fuschia is my favorite flower, but I love all flowers

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Now does she not look too sweet, this is the funniest kid around and she has such a marvelous sense of humor, Oumie is baie lief vir jou my ou Patat. Look at that face, I could just give her such a big kiss. I love this little girl of mine so very much. Jy is te kostelik oumie se Patat. SAY AAAAHH, mouth wide open, let the Uncle Dr see your tonsils!!!!!!!A beautiful cloth designed by our own Amy

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Aw Natash how sweet, this is going to be for a concert on Friday for her Oupa&Ouma day. She is so excited and her mommy has done quiet a lot to get her outfit looking so very smart. Dankie Mamma. Her tail which she just loves. These are the stitch markers I made. Here in Ermelo they are hard to find, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, so my darling friend Melanie showed me what hers

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These are my favorite flowers, I have a whole lot of different Fuschias all around my garden. This is an ornamental bicycle and one of the many water features in our garden. I love gardening and can spend the whole day in my garden, but sadly in winter no gardening is done, as nothing grows here and we have water restrictions, so not much can be done.Yahoo is having problems again, so I will add

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This is my old man, having a rest in the strawberry patch, he guards my entrance at the gate. These two are his helpers, but they play more than guard, but overall they just love being covered by the strawberries!!! LOL This is my darling Sasha Labrador and lying on her is my little boy, Valie. He hates lying on the floor, so he always looks for a soft spot to lie and usually it is on top of

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THE AFRIKAANSE TAALMONUMENT (Afrikaans Language Monument) in the background. PAARLBERG (Paarl Mountain) Another photo of Paarl mountain

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WINE FARMS IN TOUWS RIVERThis is a town is between the Karoo and Worcester, called Touws River. A wine farming community, nestled between the mountains

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PARASOL STITCH DISHCLOTHTaken from the book: The Harmony Guide's The Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet Stitches (p153)Test Knitted by : Chantal BoonstraMaterials:Peaches & Creme – Solid (any color)1 pair size 7 (US) NeedlesAbbreviations:Yo = yarn overK2tog = knit 2 stitches togetherCast on 50 stsRow 1-5: KnitRow 6 : K4, purl 42, k4Row 7 : K 6, yo, k1, [p3, k1] 4X, yo,k4, yo,k1,[p3,k1]4x

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Here is a small something for each and everyone visiting my blog, enjoy knitting this and have fun making your own design. Thank you very much for visiting my blog.COAT HANGER COVERI use double knitting yarn and size 3.75mm needles (I think this would be your worsted yarn and size 5 US needles)Cast on 15 stsRow 1: Knit 12, m1, k3Row 2 : KnitRow 3 : KnitRow 4 : KnitRow 5 : Knit 12, m1, k2, m1,

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Here we go, my utensil holders that I made, I just love these FAT Ladies, I think they are the greatest. My Fat Ladies Apron that I painted, this is the fabric painting that I do. Another apron that I painted, one can never have too many of these.My kitchen clock that I made myself, this is the Decoupage that I always talk about, this is such a lovely and fun thing to do and I adore the

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On Saturday afternoon, my little girl came flying into the kitchen and sat eating, now for the fun part, when she finished eating, she decided it was time for her grooming episode, so what did she do? This is where she flew and decided to start grooming herself, before time to go to sleep. She loves George, so she flew right onto his head and that is where she groomed her feathers!!! He was

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This is the very first KAL done in our new group ShirleysKnittingKnook, what a wonderful design, done by the very talented Melanie or better know to all Mel. Well done my friend, you are really talented and we look forward to many more such wonderful designs. Come on Amy, now that your huge assignment is completed, we hope that you will be designing a new KAL for our group. This is one of our

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This is my one and only daughter Chantal. She is my pride and joy. She was diagnosed with MS 3 years ago, but this girl does not let that stand in her way. She is every mothers dream daughter. She has been knitting from the tender age of five, she can do all kinds of things, she knits, crochets, cooks, bakes, is a wonderful hostess and mostly, she is an excellent mother to her two little girls

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Snippie - my darling Pug, she is the clown of my family - person or pet There you go our Amy - Georgie's Jessica

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My darling Amy and you thought you are going to skip the front page? Well not in a million years. This is our Amy, she is a very wonderful friend to both Mel and I, we love you our friend. She is a very talented designer and she is a very loving and caring friend. She has just completed a huge task that she had designed, but she did all the knitting as well, go and visit her blog athttp://

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SUNRISE OVER EMERALD BAY - STRAND LAINGSBURG - IN THE HEART OF THE KAROO

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Sunset over Emerald Bay - Strand/Gordon's Bay Wild sea - Betty's Bay

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Well here we go, Mel wanted Photos of my two boys and now they are going to be shown, with pride, for all the world to see. This is Will, my youngest, he is at Stellenbosch University, his final year, studying B.Com Accounting. He is a very lovable boy and I am so honored to call him my son, he has the most wonderful personality and this is my Boet's naughty son.Go Will, dad and I are behind you

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This is the best friend in the world. Melanie is SIMPLY THE BEST, BETTER THAN ALL THE REST, BETTER THAN ANYONE, ANYONE I EVER MET.She touched my heart from the word go, I thank God each day for this earth Angel that He sent me. Mel is the best pal and as her kids say, THE BEST MOM, in the whole world.Mel thank you for your wonderful friendship, for your love and total devotion to thw entire

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Now my darling Boet, this is your surprise, yes I am bragging with you and Sussa and Biancie.Gordon and his family stay way over in Andover, MA, so all of you over in the USA will know exactly where that is. This is my favorite sibling and I love him dearly. I miss him more than he will ever know and I love him more than words can say. Here they all 3 are, My boet Gordon, Karin and Bianca. My

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This was taken on our way back from our vacation in the wonderful Cape. What a wonderful time we spent with out son Will, it is always a pleasure to be with that boy.George and I had a wonderful 2 weeks of rest and we really enjoyed it, but boy does it get hot there!!!I managed to get a whole lot of knitting done, will share the pics with you all.

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MY LITTLE DOVE "KROMBEKKIE"One morning while going for a walk, George and I came across this tiny, ugly little bird, no mommy and no feathers. I decided to try my hand at hand rearing this little ugly thing and to my surprise this was how my ugly baby turned out. That was about 2 years ago. My Krombekkie is so tame, she comes in early morning, eats her food, later she comes and rests in the

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Well what a day!!! I have created my own blog, what a joke, thank heavens for my darling friend Mel, without her I would be totally lost. She has the patience of a true saint. Thank you my Mel for your help and patience, without you this would certainly never have happened.Now when I decided to create my blog, little did I know what had to happen, I thought aag a blog, piece of cake. Sorry, but

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